grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr(play for second?)

[valenzuela]

#Game No : 1925779045
***** Hand History for Game 1925779045 *****
NL Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:11478100 Level:6 Blinds(150/300) - Wednesday, April 20, 21:11:17 EDT 2005
Table Table 12051 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 2: robreider ( $7190 )
Seat 1: D_Maybe ( $400 )
Seat 10: jbnuts67 ( $410 )
Trny:11478100 Level:6
Blinds(150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to D_Maybe [ Kd 9h ]
D_Maybe folds.
robreider folds.
jbnuts67 does not show cards.
jbnuts67 wins 450 chips. /images/graemlins/mad.gif

Is the play good?, I supposed big stack would push, he didnt and I got screwed next hand.

[11t]

I say call it, you are most likely ahead. If you lose this you will probably get in 3rd but if you fold it and the BB lives a race you are definitely in 3rd.

I try and race now while im probably ahead.

[valenzuela]

If the SB survives I still can win my race. I just wanted the button to race before me, maybe I should have pushed.

[microbet]

You are clearly going to play for second here, at least for the time being.

Tricky because you have 10 less than other short stack. If you call/push you are likely to end up with all three of you in the pot and you only avoiding third if you win.

My first impression was this was a good reason to fold and see if other small stack gets eliminated, but by ICM K9o is a good push here no matter what calling range you put the other players on.

If big stack folds, small stack will almost certainly call, so you do need some kind of hand here, but one that barely beats a random hand seems to be good enough.